The Smallest Minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. - Ayn Rand

Liberty is an inherently offensive lifestyle. Living in a free society guarantees that each one of us will see our most cherished principles and beliefs questioned and in some cases mocked. That psychic discomfort is the price we pay for basic civic peace. It's worth it. It's a pragmatic principle. Defend everyone else's rights, because if you don't there is no one to defend yours. --MaxedOutMama

The most glaring example of the cognitive dissonance on the left is the concept that human beings are inherently good, yet at the same time cannot be trusted with any kind of weapon, unless the magic fairy dust of government authority gets sprinkled upon them.--Moshe Ben-David

The cult of the left believes that it is engaged in a great apocalyptic battle with corporations and industrialists for the ownership of the unthinking masses. Its acolytes see themselves as the individuals who have been "liberated" to think for themselves. They make choices. You however are just a member of the unthinking masses. You are not really a person, but only respond to the agendas of your corporate overlords. If you eat too much, it's because corporations make you eat. If you kill, it's because corporations encourage you to buy guns. You are not an individual. You are a social problem. --Sultan Knish

All politics in this country now is just dress rehearsal for civil war. --Billy Beck

Saturday, August 29, 2015

GBRX Recap

So, the Tenth Annual Gun Blogger Rendezvous is complete. I skipped the Sunday simulator session, and left for home just after 8AM. Had to stop in Vegas about 4PM because I was flat exhausted. Got home Monday afternoon.

Lucky Gunner - primary sponsor, and supplier of ammunition to attendees. My thanks to Anthony W. of Lucky Gunner for getting everything set up and organized, and for running things so well. Lucky Gunner is set up to run next year's event also. Anthony took a lot of photos and video. As soon as those are up, I'll be linking.

Brownell's - No ultimate range bag this year, but Brownell's did donate one of their new ESG Backpacks, some AR10 magazines, and a slew of oil samples as they usually do. We missed having Larry Weeks join us, but he's enjoying retirement by running around to various competitions.

MOA Targets - another local, Mitch Gerlinger makes AR plate targets for rifles and pistols. I won one of their Freedom Wheel units rated for rifle. Can't wait to see if I can hit it at 500+ yards with the .300 Mag. Mitch also brought out his full-auto M14 to the Friday shoot, and let anyone who wanted to rip off a magazine. Pretty cool.

Self Defense Association - Sponsor of shooter Great Satan (Jaci Janes' other half), Self Defense Association is an insurance company for anybody who might need financial security after a shooting. SDA provides insurance policies to cover both criminal and civil legal fees should you need to defend yourself against prosecution or a lawsuit after a self-defense shooting. They donated a $250k policy.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation - the REAL "gun lobby," the NSSF provided us with way too much Godfather's Pizza for the Saturday night festivities as they have for the last several years.

CigarsCity.com donated cigars and a small humidor. Something different, and also something snapped up almost immediately.

Repeat attendee Bill Llewellen of Billlls Idle Mind brought some laser-cut aperture sights for Ruger pistols, and donated a couple to the cause.

And last, but FAR from least, Reno Guns and Range (formerly U.S. Firearms Academy). They allowed us to ship our stuff to them for safekeeping prior to our arrival, even though they were in the middle of trying to get ready for a grand re-opening at their entirely new and extremely state-of-the-art facilities. And, ladies and gentlemen, if you're in the Reno area I strongly urge you to check them out. That place will make the Scottsdale Gun Club look pale by comparison when they get it complete. On Saturday they gave us the run of their 10-lane bay to conduct our "paper steel" shoot on opening day. On Sunday they ran their simulator training for us again as we had done the previous year, but in a newer, more spacious facility. We got the full tour of the place, which has not only the 10-lane 25 yard range (rated for rifles), but also a private four-lane range with attached "meeting room" complete with conference table, pool table, and mini-galley. They will eventually have a "shoot house" complete with garage for realistic training using simunitions. This place is AWESOME. I kinda wish I lived in Reno.

I think once Lucky Gunner gets their feet under it, next year's Rendezvous will be even more outstanding than this year's.

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